Weird errors with including a page with functions on it

[Arc]

Hi there. I have a page called htmlglobals.php that has a few functions in it, such as: error_message and success_message. This page is included on every page in the site.

These functions are used when an error occurs or when the page has been successfully completed.

I have never had a problem doing this before, but all of a sudden I am getting errors like

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare error_message() (previously declared in ...admin/includes/htmlglobals.php:3) in ...admin/includes/htmlglobals.php on line 3

It is like it is saying that I am reusing the function again somewhere, but I am not. It is only used once.

Here is the htmlglobals file

<?php
// Global File For HTML Layer
function error_message($msg)
{


?>
<td valign=top>
  <br>
  <p><b>Error: <? echo $msg; ?></b><br>
   If this error persists please write us an email by <a href="mailto:[e-mail]">clicking here</a>
</td>
<?
 require("footer.php");
  exit;
}

function user_error_message($msg) {

 require("topnav.php");
  require("sidenav.php");
?>
  <td valign=top>
  <br>
  <table cellpadding=4 width=468 bgcolor="#000000">
  <tbody> 
  <tr> 
    <td bgcolor=#1F509F><font color=#ffffff><b>Error!</b></font></td>
  </tr>
  <tr bgcolor=#cccccc> 
    <td valign=top><?php echo $msg; ?>
	<br>
	<a href="javascript:history.go(-1)"><< Back</a>
	</td>
  </tr>
  </tbody> 
  </table>
  </td>
<?
  require("footer.php");
  exit;
}

function success_message($msg,$forward, $forwardwhere) {


?>
  <td valign="top">
  <br>
  <p><b>Success:</b> <?php echo $msg; ?>
  <br>
  <br>
  Your are now being forwarded <a href="<?php echo $forward; ?>"><u><font color="#406766"><b><?php echo $forwardwhere; ?></b></font></u></a> If you are not transferred please click <a href="<?php echo $forward; ?>"><u><font color="#406766"><b>here</b></font></u></a>
  <META HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" CONTENT="3; URL=<?php echo $forward; ?>">
  </td>
<?php


 require("footer.php");
}

?>

and here is how I use it in my pages

require ("../includes/htmlglobals.php");

That is the only time that page is included and it is the only time those functions are declared.

Any idea what is going on here? I am very confused about this.

Thanks!😃

[thorpe]

i think you need to change the require() call to require_once() or just use include.

can we see some more code from the file that you include this file into?

[leatherback]

Do you perhaps include the htmlglobals file in the header file ?

[Arc]

I am not including the htmlglobals file twice. and I am using inlcude with it not require and it is still doing it.

If I take the include("htmlglobals.php") out of he page I get the error saying the functions are undefined...if I leave it in I get the error saying the function cant be redefined, like it is in there twice..

here is the rest of the file that I am including it into.

<?php
// Get Common Functions //
//include ("../includes/htmlglobals.php");
// Check Login //
require("../checklogin.php");
include("../includes/dbconnect.php");
// Set Up Page //
include("../includes/topnav.php");
include("../includes/sidenav.php");
$txtFooter = $_POST['txtContents'];
$Sql = "UPDATE tblFooter SET Footer='$txtFooter'";
  $Result = mysql_query($Sql);
  if (!$Result){
   error_message("SQL, Insert error");
  }else{
  success_message("Footer succesfully edited.", "../index.php", "home");
  }
?>